[2] During the time that Tutu lived here he became a Nobel Laureate for his struggles against apartheid and he led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for President Nelson Mandela.

[1] Tutu did not need to live here, as he had been offered the dean's residence in the rich white suburb of Houghton, but Tutu was keen not to be seen as an "honorary white" so he lived twelve miles from the centre of the city.

Black Africans were not allowed to own homes in Soweto as they were meant to see themselves as temporary workers.

[3] The house was extended by Jo Noero in 1990, the same architect who had worked at the Anglican Church in the Transvaal.

[1] A blue plaque was installed on the Tutu house in 2011 as part of the Johannesburg heritage trail by what was then called the Simon van de Stel Foundation.